“Miami is Nice” is a group art exhibition, queer performance series, and gay wedding celebration, inspired by the fearless irreverence of the hit 1980’s television show The Golden Girls, set in tropical South Florida.

“Miami is Nice” will take guests to an idealized version of the warm and leisurely energy of South Florida in the 1980s, a decade primarily known within the queer community for the devastating aftermath of the AIDS crisis and the triumphant acts of perseverance which mobilized a generation to fight for recognition. Utilizing The Golden Girls as a symbol of strength, subversion, and profound acceptance, “Miami is Nice” continues that fight by offering a joyful and nostalgic escape from the struggles of daily life to an actualized paradise: a world in which love wins.

Zachary Z. Handler and Nick Horan are the two lead organizers whose wedding has been designed to take place within the gallery space as a component of the exhibition itself, presenting a tongue-in-cheek response to the growing anti-LGBTQIA+ movement in America today. “Miami is Nice” presents a world more aligned with compassion and tolerance, while paying homage to those four remarkable female characters who played such a prominent role in their upbringings.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Send an email to: miamiisnicenicenice@gmail.com with no more than 5 JPG images, not to exceed 6MB each. Each image must be titled “LastName_FirstName_TitleofArtwork”

Please also attach a PDF document with all of the following information: Full name or Preferred Artist moniker Website (if available) E-mail address Phone Number Street Address City, State, Zip Code A check list featuring Title, Medium(s), Dimension, Year for each of the artworks, and the filename of each image Prices for each work, if available for sale How did you hear about “Miami is Nice”?

Deadline to submit: Sunday July 16, 2017 11:59PM EST

IF ACCEPTED: Artists will be notified of acceptance by Sunday July 30th. Upon acceptance, artists will be notified of exhibition agreements, including drop off/pick up times, and sales of artworks.

All accepted works must remain throughout the duration of the exhibition (October 7 – October 28th, 2017).

If you have any questions, please contact us at miamiisnicenicenice@gmail.com.